Mistaken identity leads to assault on Flint's north side

FLINT, MI -- A case of mistaken identity led to an assault on the city's north side Wednesday, according to a police report released today.

A man told police he was walking in the 300 block of West Genesee Street on Wednesday, Aug. 22 around 12:20 p.m. when he was approached by a male suspect he did not know.

According to the report, the suspect accused the man of breaking into his mother's house and shoved him. The man then hit the suspect in the face and slammed him to the ground. The man then returned to his home and called police.